Protesters rally in Washington, D.C., during the latest Women’s March, demonstrations that began just after President Trump’s inauguration. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption toggle caption Carol Guzy for NPR Protesters rally in Washington, D.C., during the latest Women’s March, demonstrations that began just after President Trump’s inauguration. Carol Guzy for NPR Women’s Marches are underway Saturday in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of cities across the […]
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Ankara has been criticized by the US State Department for restarting hydrocarbon exploration in contested waters. Washington said the move “deliberately complicates” de-escalation talks between NATO allies Greece and Turkey. In a statement released on Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said: “The United States deplores Turkey’s October 11 announcement of renewed Turkish survey activity in areas over which Greece asserts jurisdiction in the Eastern Mediterranean.” […]
On Sunday, Ankara announced that its Oruc Reis research ship would return to disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for more surveying work. Greece, Germany and France slammed the decision, with Berlin calling on Turkey to refrain from any “provocations,” and Athens accusing Ankara of breaking its commitments. The United States voiced its displeasure over Turkey’s decision to return the Oruc Reis to disputed waters […]
Amid frequent attacks in the so-called Green Zone’ in Baghdad, several countries, including the United States, have warned Iraq that they may shut down their embassies in the area if shellings on diplomatic missions continue. Iraqi militia groups have agreed to temporarily stop shellings targeting the American military presence in the country, as long as the US-led coalition withdraws its troops from Iraq “in line with a […]
Have you ever imagined what George Washington looked like with his shirt off? No? Neither had I. And neither, it turns out, had prudish 19th-century Americans. But on July 31, 1841, a ship from Livorno, Italy, unloaded the highly anticipated monumental statue of the Founding Father that was to be the centerpiece in the Rotunda of the Capitol—and he was half-naked. Source link
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images The fires in Washington are […]
Last week, Caracas accused the United States of being “the greatest threat to world peace and stability” after Washington slapped Venezuela with additional sanctions on senior government officials for doing business with Iran. The US and its allies have been attempting to overthrow Venezuela’s democratically-elected government since early 2018. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has blasted the Pentagon over its decision to sail a guided missile […]
As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures By Jasper Craven and Suzanne Gordon, Battle Borne. September 30, 2020 As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures2020-09-302020-09-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/battling_ptsd-e1601484685658.jpg200px200px The first major bill to privatize veterans’ mental healthcare is headed to the president’s desk. In mid-August, former Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Anthony Principi (2001-2005) worked to get a […]
US Ambassador David Satterfield is treating Turkey like a colony, Ankara’s health minister Fahrettin Koca said, commenting on the escalating row over the skyrocketing debt Turkey owes to American drug companies. “What the ambassador did is neither correct nor ethical. He is using manipulation at a time when we are holding talks with drug companies. He may be able to do such acts in colonies, but […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080554773_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_beae01328d2651fd502ecaf511d18b6d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080554809-live-washington-dc-protesters-demand-justice-for-breonna-taylor-in-wake-of-grand-jury-decision/ Renewed Black Lives Matter protests have broken out across the US in the wake of a Wednesday decision by a Kentucky grand jury not to indict for murder any of the officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, on March 13. In Washington, DC, demonstrators gathered outside the US Department of Justice. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009221080541258-macron-europe-will-not-compromise-with-washington-on-iran-sanctions/ French President Emmanuel Macron called for a “modern new consensus” on tackling global challenges in his speech to the 75th UN General Assembly on 22 September. Europe will not compromise with the United States on Iran sanctions, French President Emmanuel Macron told the UN General Assembly by video. “We will not compromise on the activation of a mechanism that […]
Changing The Washington Guard By Roger Harris, Popular Resistance. September 18, 2020 Changing The Washington Guard2020-09-182020-09-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/biden.jpeg200px200px What a Democratic Sweep in November Portends. At the risk of counting chickens before they hatch, what would the return of Team Blue portend? As is patently obvious, the US is in trouble. Climate driven heat waves and fires grip the nation. An already faltering economy with deep contradictions could […]
Our industry seeks to revolutionize many of the most important and regulated functions of our society. Due to that ambition, no other industry of comparable size and age has so quickly captured the focus of policymakers and regulators. This attention creates unique challenges and opportunities. Policies enacted in the coming years related to securities laws, anti-money laundering and know-your-customer requirements, market integrity and taxes could smother […]
On Friday morning, days after wildfires overtook Butte County, California, relatives of 49-year-old Kelly Burke were frantically searching for her and spreading the word that she was missing on social media. One neighbor in the woods near her town, Berry Creek, claimed to see Burke evacuate with friends, but no one could reach her. “Living in Idaho and not being able to search for mom is […]
When he couldn’t reach his cousin Jake Hyland on Monday, Jim Mabry drove to his family’s remote property in rural Washington state, where wildfires turned pastures of 4-foot-high sage into dust. Jake and his wife, Jamie, along with their 1-year-old son, Uriel, were visiting their land in Okanogan County when flames from the Cold Springs Fire ripped through the area. Relatives couldn’t reach the couple, or […]
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Chinese students whose visas were revoked by the US were persecuted for political reasons, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said, adding that Beijing reserves the right to respond to the move. The visa move by Washington amounts to “outright political persecution and racial discrimination” of Chinese students and a violation of their human rights, the ministry’s spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said. The revocation of visas and other […]
The Washington Redskins football team, recently under fire for its branding, with some seeing it as controversial amid nationwide protests for racial injustice, announced that it will change its name. The Biden campaign acknowledged on Wednesday that it had altered an image aired in a CNN documentary “Fight for the White House: Joe Biden’s Long Journey”, claiming that the Washington Redskins logo was removed to avoid copyright complaints, […]
The college town of Pullman, Washington, is in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis. It has one of the highest per capita infection rates in the country; the National Guard was called in to help with testing; and Washington State University asked students to stay on campus last weekend to avoid spreading the virus. And yet, last Friday, more than two dozen people gathered in the […]
In this photo from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, little remains of a building in Malden, Wash. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 80% of the town on Labor Day. Whitman County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook hide caption toggle caption Whitman County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook In this photo from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, little remains of a building in Malden, Wash. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 80% of the town on […]
Washington State Police Target Black March Organizers With Arrests By Nathalie Graham, The Stranger. September 5, 2020 Washington State Police Target Black March Organizers With Arrests2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/wsp-e1599333622247.jpg200px200px Above photo: Washington State Patrol approaches the lead protest vehicle. Nathalie Graham. On Friday morning the Washington State Patrol (WSP) arrested nine people on suspicion of disorderly conduct during a protest that shut down the southbound lanes of I-5, congested Seattle streets, […]
Donnie, some of us would rather be suckers, even dead and maimed, than you. pic.twitter.com/ih5xyoOJwm — Gordon Duff (@gpduf) September 5, 2020 #LincolnProject Airline Capt. Sully- “1st time in American history, a president has repeatedly shown utter & vulgar contempt & disrespect for those who have served and died serving our country,” “While I am not surprised, I am disgusted by the current occupant of the […]
A memorandum issued on Wednesday by the White House directed a review of federal funding allocated to certain cities that “allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones” and “permit anarchy, violence, and destruction.” In addition to the legal questions raised by the order, one expert claims it’s also filled with disinformation. Cities explicitly deemed “anarchist jurisdictions” by the White House included: New York City, New York; […]
The Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday released bodycam footage of an officer fatally shooting 18-year-old Deon Kay seconds after arriving at the scene in Washington, D.C. Officers say the Black teen “brandished a firearm” during the Wednesday encounter, prompting one cop to shoot him in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, spurring immediate protests across the nation’s capital that continued into […]
In a scenario reminiscent of the Rachel Dolezal scandal, an African history professor at George Washington University has admitted to pretending to be a Black woman throughout her career. “I have eschewed my lived experience as a white Jewish child in suburban Kansas City under various assumed identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim: first North African Blackness, then US rooted Blackness, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009011080332822-russian-embassy-in-washington-says-us-military-exercises-in-estonia-provocative-dangerous/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in Washington called the US military drills in Estonia, underway 1-10 September, provocative and dangerous. “We drew attention to messages, including in The Washington Times with anti-Russian assertions, and media support to the exercises of the US and Estonian Armed Forces taking place from 1 September to 10 September using multiple launch rocket […]
US scientists are continuing to sound the alarm on the potential environmental and agricultural threats posed by the Asian giant hornet – or “murder hornet” – as sightings and captures of the slaughterous insect have been on the rise in Washington. However, recent efforts to trap the invasive insect have yielded just a single specimen. Whatcom County, Washington, officials announced on Friday that a beekeeper from […]
DC Police Ramp Up Aggressive Tactics After March On Washington By Jenny Gathright, DCist. August 31, 2020 DC Police Ramp Up Aggressive Tactics After March On Washington2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/police-confront-demonstrators-in-downtown-d.c.-early-on-aug.-30.-this-has-been-a-show-of-force-that-hasnt-been-seen-in-a-while-one-organizer-said..jpg200px200px Above photo: Police confront demonstrators in downtown D.C. early on Aug. 30. ‘This has been a show of force that hasn’t been seen in a while,’ one organizer said. By Jenny Gathright for WAMU. ‘Scary’ Show Of Force. Friday’s March on […]
Jason Wright joined the Washington Football Team as the new president while the team reckons with allegations of sexual harassment and changing a racist nickname. McKinsey & Company hide caption toggle caption McKinsey & Company Jason Wright joins the Washington Football Team as it confronts a series of crises: allegations of sexual harassment and bullying, the COVID-19 pandemic and changing a racist team name. Wright is […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) claims that his life was saved by police Thursday night when he says he was “attacked by an angry mob” of protesters when leaving the White House after President Donald Trump’s big Republican National Convention speech. Videos of the confrontation appear to show that the senator was heckled, but not actually touched by protesters. Paul tweeted early Friday: “Just got attacked by […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was left with little support after he attempted to extend UN sanctions against Iran, despite the US having withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal. Despite this loss, Pompeo has been on a campaign in Bahrain and other parts of the Middle East, pushing an anti-Iran narrative. Miko Peled, the author of “The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in […]
The CoronaVirus molecule COVID-19: A Scientific Quest To End Pandemic We are tracking 200 experimental vaccines aimed at ending the pandemic, a scientific quest moving at record-breaking speed. https://t.co/5pupOOgpcN — Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) August 21, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: This is a neat and very understandable sitrep on what is happening with COVID-19 vaccine development…..Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, […]
Enjoying your trial of Marxism? The National Park Service approved a 50,000-person march on Washington led by race-baiter Al Sharpton and Rev. Mark Thompson amid a pandemic that apparently only restricts large gatherings of Christians and Trump supporters. The march, dubbed “Get Your Knees Off Our Necks” will take place on August 28 which is the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/19/1080268432_63:0:1897:1032_1200x675_80_0_0_e94a69751307649ae6f476d313188105.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008251080268498-videos-demonstrators-demand-police-reform-take-to-washington-dc-streets-after-wisconsin-shooting/ Local activists and demonstrators have taken to the streets of Washington, DC, to demand nationwide police reform and protest cops’ recent killings and shootings of unarmed Black individuals, including the recent attack which threatened the life of a Black man in Wisconsin. Though demonstrations have regularly occurred in the US capital since the May 25 murder of George Floyd […]
At Washington Post, Defunding Police Is A Step Too Radical By Oivia Riggio, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. August 22, 2020 At Washington Post, Defunding Police Is A Step Too Radical2020-08-222020-08-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/blm-wapo.png200px200px Above photo: If Americans resist the idea of defunding police, they’re following the lead of outlets like the Washington Post (7/21/20). NOTE: There is an honest critique of defunding the police on the Left as a non-solution that […]
The GOP—including a Black Republican organization—plans to hold “a First Amendment demonstration” during convention week in the same park where law enforcement rousted Black Lives Matter protesters to clear the way for a President Donald Trump photo-op in June. The Daily Beast obtained a permit application that the Maryland GOP submitted Thursday afternoon for three gatherings of 10,000 people on National Parks Service property, which the […]
A senior US official has declared that no outside aid can fix Lebanon’s problems, yet in the same breath offered funds to alleviate the country’s problems – provided Beirut toe the American line. In the aftermath of the devastating explosion that levelled much of Beirut and killed more than 200 people, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale has condemned Lebanon’s ruling elite, […]
A male Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) – known popularly as the “murder hornet” – has been trapped and collected by Washington state officials, signaling that the invasive species may devastate the region’s bee colonies and agricultural system sooner than anticipated. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced in a Monday news release that it achieved the first capture of a male Asian giant hornet […]
Jason Wright, pictured in 2009 when he was with the Arizona Cardinals, will lead the organization’s business divisions, including operations, finance, sales, and marketing, as team president. NFL Photos/NFL hide caption toggle caption NFL Photos/NFL Jason Wright, pictured in 2009 when he was with the Arizona Cardinals, will lead the organization’s business divisions, including operations, finance, sales, and marketing, as team president. NFL Photos/NFL Jason Wright […]
The garbage DC website known as the Washington Post was kinder to ISIS terror leader Al-Baghdadi in death than they were to Robert Trump, President Trump’s younger brother. Our elite news media is vicious and mean. Here is what they wrote about al-Baghdadi when he was killed by US forces. Advertisement – story continues below Al-Baghdadi was an “austere religious scholar”. TRENDING: Garbage DC Website Known […]
A piece on how the Biden and Harris ticket sticks it to the Democrats has drawn an outpouring of mockery after describing the duo’s foreign policy platform as ‘muscular liberalism’. A Washington Post column penned by political commentator Josh Rogin heaped praise on Joe Biden’s Vice President pick, Kamala Harris. Together they would usher a “return to the way world politics used to work, with a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0f/1080175873_0:112:3072:1840_1200x675_80_0_0_4be8f022a0a93abd8fce3aabdae2fcf2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008151080175847-video-washington-dc-police-detain-over-40-blm-protesters-involved-in-rioting-behaviors/ On Thursday night, a Black Lives Matter demonstration took place in the Washington DC neighbourhood of Adams-Morgan, outside of the Third District police station. Protesters told WJLA-TV, an ABC-affiliated TV station in the US capital that they were “marching to let people know they are still here”. Washington DC Police Department said on Friday they have detained […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed frustration over stalled plans to annex the West Bank, blaming the hold-up on Washington’s reluctance to approve the move. “It was clear from the start that the application of sovereignty would be done only with agreement from the United States. Otherwise, I would have already done it a while ago,” Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 20. He claimed that US […]
A TGP reader Gusano sent this to us this morning. Gusano lives in Broward County Florida and he received a letter from a Democrat in Washington state encouraging him to ask local officials to vote by mail. The letter from “Judy” even includes instructions on how to apply for mail in ballots. Trump was right. TRENDING: Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police […]
Some Washington Republicans worry that Kris Kobach, a polarizing conservative who lost a race for governor last year, would become the GOP’s Senate candidate and lose in the general election. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP Some Washington Republicans worry that Kris Kobach, a polarizing conservative who lost a race for governor last year, would become the GOP’s Senate candidate and lose in the […]
US-China tensions are nowhere near a decrement, as Washington has yet again poked the Dragon by clamping down on the popular Chinese app TikTok over national security concerns. American observers have discussed the string of US anti-Beijing measures, the risks these steps are fraught with, and whether the countries will return to working relations. The latest ban has come on the heels of a series of […]
Mount Adams rises in the distance beyond the largely agricultural Yakima Valley, in Yakima, Wash. Elaine Thompson / AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson / AP Mount Adams rises in the distance beyond the largely agricultural Yakima Valley, in Yakima, Wash. Elaine Thompson / AP It’s strawberry season in northwest Washington’s Skagit Valley. For Ana, a farmworker, that means long days bent nearly doubled over […]
By Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor, for Press TV Iran’s military has just held a bunch of war games in the Strait of Hormuz featuring a mock-up of US aircraft carrier, which of course would be the prime target if the US ever attacked Iran—its fleet in the Persian Gulf would face serious problems. I think Iran is sending a message that if Bibi Netanyahu and […]
Frontline doctors from across the US held a “White Coat Summit” on Monday in Washington DC to dispel the misinformation and myths surrounding the coronavirus. The doctors are very concerned with the disinformation campaign being played out in the far left American media today. From their website: “If Americans continue to let so-called experts and media personalities make their decisions, the great American experiment of a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079983383_0:0:3232:1818_1200x675_80_0_0_0f8744b405981754a6b4b62c9cf0c547.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007251079981084-protest-in-washington-against-deployment-of-federal-police—video/ On 22 July, US President Donald Trump announced that he would send a “surge of federal law enforcement” to the city in order to stop “violent crimes” and promised to keep sending them to other Democrat-run cities. Live from Washington D.C. where people have gathered to protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to send federal law enforcement to cities […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079959531-chinese-embassy-in-washington-calls-on-us-to-calm-tensions/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Chinese Embassy in Washington issued a statement calling on the United States to de-escalate tensions between the two countries. “If the China-US relationship is a vehicle, the US is taking it onto a wrong path, and worse still, it is hitting the accelerator”, the Chinese Embassy said in the statement on Wednesday night. “It’s time […]
LONDON – The U.K. and U.S. governments have turned to startups and inventors in a competition to adapt commercial technology solutions to answer pressing challenges in the military space sector. The two countries have jointly put up £1 million, or $1.3 million, to tap into potential new ideas in six technology areas from small companies, innovators and others around the world. The finalists will face a […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases wore a Washington Nationals face mask before testifying at a congressional hearing on June 30. The team announced he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at their season opener on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/AP Dr. Anthony Fauci To Throw First Pitch For Washington Nationals’ Season Opener by Rachel Treisman/npr.org When America’s pastime officially […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007191079932180-at-least-9-transported-to-hospital-after-shooting-in-washington-dc-reports-say/ Police department of Washington, DC confirmed a shooting incident in Northwest, saying they are actively looking out for three suspects. The investigation into the matter is ongoing. At least 9 people were injured and hospitalized in the Sunday’s shooting incident in Northwest, Washington, DC, according to Fox 5 DC. Three of them are reportedly in critical condition. Local reporters […]
After a Washington Post story reporting multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees, the Washington NFL team’s owner Dan Snyder said the alleged behavior had “no place in our franchise or society,” and hired independent investigators to look at the allegations. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP After a Washington Post story reporting multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees, the Washington […]
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Virginia State Police after a trooper was observed gleefully taunting and threatening a motorist during an April 2019 traffic stop on the Capital Beltway. Footage published on Monday by civil rights attorney Joshua Erlich shows Virginia State Trooper Charles Hewitt reaching through Derrick Thompson’s car window and unlocking the driver-side door, despite the motorist’s repeated protests. “I am […]
China has accused the US of trying to inflame tensions among powers that have stakes in the South China Sea. The rebuke comes after Washington formally rejected China’s territorial claims in the region on behalf of US allies. In a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, the Chinese embassy in the US demanded that Washington keep its distance from the disputes between Beijing and other nations claiming sovereignty […]
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The announcement comes after the National Football League (NFL) asked the team to reconsider its nickname, which has been considered offensive to Native Americans. Amazon is pulling Washington Redskins football team merchandise from its website, including jerseys, T-shirts and jewellery, the company announced on Wednesday. “With the announcement from the Washington team and the NFL, we are removing products with the team’s name and logo from […]
Dissociated Press The Nazi Anti-Defamation League (NADL) has awarded Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie its highest award, the Knight of the Iron Cross, for inflicting “the most severe punishment imaginable” on wide receiver DeSean Jackson: trading him back to the Washington R*dsk*ns. “DeSean Jackson must not be allowed to misquote the sacred words of der Fuhrer with impunity,” explained NADL head Jonathan Groinbutt. “This trade sends […]
Another day, another hate hoax…Umatilla County commissioner candidate Jonathan Lopez admitted this week he faked the hate mail he posted on his facebook page. Lopez posted the hateful letter filled with racist, homophobic and misogynist slurs.What a nut. And Lopez said he served in the US Coast Guard.It was another lie and violation of the Stolen Valor Act. KOMO News reported: TRENDING: Radical Democrat Rep. Ilhan […]
Nearly three years ago in August 2017 President Trump warned that Democrats will soon be taking down Washington and Jefferson statues. Trump called it. President Trump: George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to now take down, excuse me. Are we going to take down statues of George Washington? How […]
Washington Threatens Military Action Against Iran After UN Meeting By Staff, Middle East Eye. July 6, 2020 Washington Threatens Military Action Against Iran After UN Meeting2020-07-062020-07-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/members-of-the-un-security-council-listen-as-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-delivers-remarks-virtually-on-30-june-afp-e1594060472220.jpg200px200px Above photo: Members of the UN Security Council listen as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks virtually on 30 June (AFP) Note: Shortly after this UN Security Council rejection of the US and its threat of military action against Iran, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107981/44/1079814432_0:4:1201:679_1200x675_80_0_0_36fe2af3e9a4e19f1b75bff06dfa48f2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007071079814500-videos-washington-dc-rocked-by-storms-bringing-strong-winds-flooding/ Powerful thunderstorms swept across the US capital region on Sunday and Monday, bringing damaging winds, hail, and flash floods to Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia (DMV). The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service on Monday issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of the DC Metropolitan area, as well as Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) appeared to confirm conservatives’‘slippery slope’ concerns about the tearing down of historical monuments, when she told CNN she is open to memorials to George Washington being removed. Duckworth, who has been floated as a possible pick for Joe Biden’s vice presidential nominee, took no umbrage with the idea of protesters targeting Washington statues when she was confronted with the idea in a […]
The Democrat party hates America. The Democrat party supports the Maoist revolution tearing down statues and erasing US history. Advertisement – story continues below Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on Sunday said she is open to taking down statues of George Washington. Duckworth also slammed President Trump’s Mount Rushmore visit for “standing on ground that was stolen from Native Americans.” TRENDING: Nike Spokesman Colin Kaepernick’s Independence Day […]
Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera said work is underway to rename the NFL franchise, and revealed his hopes for the club to unveil its new name before the NFL season’s mid-September start. It was announced on Friday that the team was conducting a “thorough review” of the team’s name, and a host of outlets have suggested that a name change could be implemented before Week […]
The resentment for America at CNN was on full display during Independence Day weekend, particularly as a CNN pundit referred to the Founding Fathers as just a couple of slave owners. During the network’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s speech at Mt. Rushmore, Leyla Santiago said that “President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where he’ll be standing in front of a monument of two slave […]
Many brands have recently reconsidered their name and actions in light of anti-racist protests rocking the US and some European countries. Last week, the US country music trio Dixie Chicks changed its name to remove the reference to Confederate states, which, in the mid 19th century, fought to preserve the enslavement of Blacks in the US. One of the top American football teams, the Washington Redskins, […]
The NFL franchise announced Friday that recent events have pushed it to examine its controversial name. In recent days, corporate sponsors and investors have put pressure on the team to take action. (Image credit: Nick Wass/AP) Source link
Medical supplies sent by the federal government to help with coronavirus testing have been too slow to arrive and have failed quality control checks, according to Washington state’s top health official. A US government program aimed at supporting nationwide testing efforts has been “beset by logistical problems that impede our pandemic response and undermine our shared goals,” Washington state Secretary of Health John Wiesman wrote in […]
Republican US Senator John Thune on 30 June suggested purchasing and removing the Turkish-owned Russian-built S-400s from Ankara, in a bid to break a deadlock over weapons which Washington claims are incompatible with NATO security standards and might compromise operations of the new fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. Retired Turkish Air Force Major General Beyazit Karatas commented on a GOP proposal to purchase Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107978/11/1079781186_0:0:3572:2009_1200x675_80_0_0_5cd3b529032466902b7fe26fd4c58e2f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007031079781256-twitterati-divided-over-fedex-pushing-washington-redskins-to-change-team-name/ The Washington Redskins has a long history, starting from its foundation in 1932, with Forbes reporting them as the fifth most-valuable NFL franchise. A part of the team’s history is also involved with controversy over its name, which has been questioned by Native Americans and others since the 1960s. FedEx, the company holding the naming rights to the stadium […]
The Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation has denied that U.S. would be able to buy Turkey’s Russian-made S-400 air defense system under legislation proposed in the Senate last week. “To export military products, a buyer of our weapons must present an end-user declaration to the Russian side. That is why transfer or re-export of such products to third countries is impossible without an official […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis It was about 9:30 p.m. when several police officers got a call to go to a convenience store at South First Street and Glenfield Drive, Texas. It was related to a 29-year-old Gabriel Cobarrubias, who “used his car to block another vehicle that was parked at the store.”[1] Cobarrubias, who was driving a red Infinity, was obviously asked to move his car, […]
The NAACP’s president called the move an “exceptional opportunity.” He said it will allow the organization to “amplify the voices of the Black people as we fight for the crucial policy changes.” (Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Source link
Democracy dies in darkness, but racism thrives in broad daylight at the Washington Post. Karen Attiah, Global Opinion editor for the Post, posted several racist attacks against white woman on Twitter Sunday, including one that warned white women they are lucky black people aren’t seeking revenge on them for among other grievances voting for President Trump. Attiah deleted that tweet, but tweeted and retweeted several racist […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107974/15/1079741591_0:376:2971:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_0c6021ebcdb377fc528c8ff82faeb8a2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006281079741626-prosecutors-in-us-charge-4-over-attempt-to-topple-statue-of-andrew-jackson-in-washington/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property in the United States over their attempt to topple a statue of former president Andrew Jackson in the nation’s capital, the Department of Justice said in a press release. “Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of […]
It may be his greatest prank since Borat sang “Throw the Jew Down the Well” in an Arizona country and western bar more than 15 years ago. On Saturday, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen apparently infiltrated the “March for Our Rights 3” rally in downtown Olympia, Washington, getting at least some of the right-wing militia attendees to sing racist lyrics along with him about Barack Obama, Dr. […]
When federal prosecutors charged Jack Abramoff on Thursday with an illicit conspiracy to promote a cryptocurrency, they alleged that the disgraced lobbyist hired writers to help him with his scheme. The indictment did not name names. But new court documents point squarely to an employee of The Daily Caller and other conservative media outlets. Abramoff, who served almost four years in prison for his wide-ranging Washington influence […]
From the administrative point of view, Washington currently has the status of the federal District of Columbia that is not part of any state. The US House of Representatives has voted 232-180 to make Washington DC the 51st US state. It marked the first time the entire House was allowed to vote on a bill granting DC statehood. The initiative has been sponsored by congressmen from […]
Legislation to make the District of Columbia a state is poised to pass the House on Friday, a major advance from the last time the measure came before Congress 27 years ago and 40 percent of Democrats joined with all but one Republican to defeat D.C. statehood. After decades of benign neglect, the movement to make D.C. the 51st state has gained new life with Black […]
George Preston Marshall, the last NFL owner to accept the integration of black players into the league, is to have his name removed from Washington Redskins “Ring of Fame” and website, the team has announced. Marshall, who died more than fifty years ago, was a noted segregationist didn’t agree to the addition of black players on the Redskins roster until he was “forced to do so” […]
A Fox News panel flew off the rails on Thursday when Federalist senior editor and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway falsely accused liberal pundit Marie Harf of comparing George Washington to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during a discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement. During the noon broadcast of female-centric opinion show Outnumbered, Fox contributor Harf weighed in on the recent targeting of the monuments […]
Tucker Carlson has been on fire lately. In a recent opening monologue, he went off on the people who are toppling monuments and noted that they don’t even know who they are attacking, and that they have no knowledge of American history. They are idiots who couldn’t even tell you who Washington was if you asked them. Here’s a partial transcript from FOX News: TRENDING: BREAKING: […]
Some 400 National Guard troops have been activated in the nation’s capital to protect historical monuments from vandalism, following a failed attempt by protesters to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson near the White House. The guardsmen, who would be unarmed if deployed, were placed on standby Wednesday afternoon as heated demonstrations against police brutality and racism rage on around the country, driving calls for the […]
Over One Million People View Poor People’s Assembly And Moral March On Washington By Sarah Anderson, Inequality.org. June 23, 2020 Over One Million People View Poor People’s Assembly And Moral March On Washington2020-06-232020-06-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/poor-peoples-campaign-stage-washington-dc-6-23-18-john-zangas-dc-media-group-e1529845719770.jpg200px200px Note: We agree with the goals of the Poor People’s Campaign but we are concerned that they are more of a Big Labor group than a poor people’s group. Despite Rev. Barber using […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in a statement that the two countries agreed to launch technical working groups on strategic stability, adding that the first round of US-Russia strategic stability talks was “very positive”. “The first round of Vienna talks very positive. Detailed discussions on full-range of nuclear topics”, Billingslea said via Twitter on Monday. “Technical working groups launched. Agreement […]
The mob spares no one.Olympia, Washington Mayor Cheryl Selby considers herself a devout liberal.But her pandering to the far left did not spare her from an attack on her home last weekend. Black Lives Matter activists vandalized her home with BLM grafitti and calls to “defund the police.” New York Post reported: TRENDING: SHOCKING! Susan Rice Quotes Trotsky, Says Trump Supporters Belong in the “Trash Heap […]
Black Lives Matter protesters ripped down a statue of Confederate General Adolf Pike in Washington DC.The statue is over 100 years old.The statue was approved by Congress and it dedicated to his service as a Mason. The protesters tore it down and torched it. The protest mob said they will drag it to the river. This is a revolution.The left will not be happy until they […]
A statue of George Washington was toppled by Antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon Thursday night. The statue and its base were spray-pained with anti-American slogans including the New York Times “1619” propaganda slur. American flags were burned on Washington. No police were present until the statue was felled. There’s now a burning American flag on GW’s face. pic.twitter.com/3Un3acJk22 — Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) […]
The New York Times building in New York. The New York Times and The Washington Post both outlined new measures aimed at improving diversity in their newsrooms and coverage. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP The New York Times building in New York. The New York Times and The Washington Post both outlined new measures aimed at improving diversity in their newsrooms and coverage. […]
As Tucker Carlson once said, every action by the Democrat Party is meant to give the party more power. Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will vote in Congress to make the District of Columbia a state. This comes after a wave of looting and arson across the city.Democrats want to reward the District of Columbia. Of course, this would mean two new radical far left senators […]
Two years ago in August 2017 President Trump warned that Democrats will soon be taking down Washington and Jefferson statues. Trump called it. President Trump: George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to now take down, excuse me. Are we going to take down statues of George Washington? How about […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A few hundred protesters have taken to the streets of Washington, DC, in continuation of a seemingly waning campaign against racial injustice and police brutality. The demonstration, a far cry from earlier events numerically and emotionally, was to mark two weeks since the forceful dispersal of a rally in front of the White House. “The police and all the agencies came down this […]
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be able to work independently without fear of sanctions, the UK’s foreign secretary said in an apparent jab at Washington, which threatened the body for probing US troops. “The UK strongly supports the International Criminal Court in tackling impunity for the worst international crimes,” Dominic Raab said. “We will continue to support positive reform of the court, so […]
Senator Tom Cotton has accidentally kicked off an effort to rechristen the Washington Monument after mockingly dubbing it the “Obelisk of Wokeness.” Inspired netizens soon ran with the idea, however, even starting a petition. The Republican lawmaker laid into what he called the “woke child mob” in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, taking aim at a “cancel culture” that seeks to tear down […]
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee (D), who earlier Wednesday said he did not know that parts of Seattle were occupied by armed anarchists, told President Trump late Wednesday night to “stay out of Washington state’s business” after Trump warned him to act save his city. “A man who is totally incapable of governing should stay out of Washington state’s business. “Stoop” tweeting.” A man who is […]
After being deployed to police tens of thousands of protesters in Washington, DC, for more than a week, the city’s National Guard garrison has registered cases of COVID-19. The guardsmen rarely wore masks during their patrols. An unknown number of DC National Guard (DCNG) soldiers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a consequence of failing to wear masks during a week of activation to suppress […]